Amusement device



l. NODA AMUSEMENT DEVICE Filed Janfe, 1928 2 sheets-sheet 1 llfla E ,6MM 67 Aug. 7, 192s.

l. NODA AMUSEMEN'T DEVICE Filed Jan. 6, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 7m ww ww vi wm l ATTORNEY MKM ilir'atented Aug.. 7, 1928.

ICHIBO NODA, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

AMUSEIIENT .DEVCE Application led January 6, 1928. Serial No. 244,937.

This invention relates to amusement de vices and has particular reference to an apparatus in which the skill oiparticipants in hitting a target automatically{dispenses} prizes for delivery to the participants. y

The invention aims for an object to provide an amusement device o1' game apparatus for use in public amusement parks, which includes a plurality oi' targets and a com.- partment corresponding toV each target containing a vert-ical stack of articles constituting prizes together with means operable by the target when hit for ejecting the lowermost article of the stack contained in the compartment .corresponding to the target. y

The invention furthermore aims to provide in a device to the character set forth a vplurality of targets in spaced' rows of tiers in which the targets nearer to the participants are of lesser area than the tar, ,rets which are at a greater distance from the participants so that the skill required to hit the targets is approximately equalized.

The invention comprehends in an amusement device or game apparatus, a plurality of targets, a compartment corresponding to each target containing a vertical stack of articles representing the prizes, a delivery stall adjacent the lower end of each compartment, a normally retracted plunger movable to effect the ejection of the lowermost article,

and a connection between the target and the plunger for moving the plunger whenV the target is hit, .to discharge the. articles into the delivery stalls.

The invention furthermore embodies means for-returning the balls or projectiles appended claims define the actual scope oiz the invention.

In the drawings- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the apparatus Y Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view therethrough .i

l? ig. 3 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional view taken approximately on the line 3-3 of- Fig. 2, and

Fig. 4 is afragmentary transverse sectional view taken approximately on the line l-Jl of Fig. 2.

Y `Referring to the drawings by characters of reference, vlO-I-l() designate the side walls of the cabinet, l1 the rear wall and 12 a bot-tom wall which inclines forwardly and downwardly from the rear-wall to the front of the cabinet. attached to the rear wall and similar padded backing elements 14 and 15 are supported in forwardly spacedrclation to the element 13. The element 14 is spaced in a plane below the element 13 and thev element 15 in a plane below the element 14C; A plurality of targets 16 arranged in transversely spaced relation and in' front of the element 13 are provided and the targets 16 are of greater area than a plurality of transversely spaced targets 17 arranged in front of the backing element 1li. A plurality oi transverselyspaced targets 18 of lesser area than the targets 17 are arranged in front ofthe backing element 15. Each target isV supported by a vertical lever 19 which is ulcrumed intermediate its ends-on a transverse rod 20. At the front of the cabinet a plurality ofcompartments 21 are arrangedl in a transverse row and are n,covered preferably by a transparent front panel 22. A horizontal shelf 23 is supported between the side walls 10 of the cabinet and is spaced below the lower open ends of the compartments a distance approximately equal to the height or one of a stack of articles A which are positioned in the cabinet and which constitute prizes adapted to be given to the participants of the game whof succeed in hitting the various targets. Adjacent the lower end and slightly in advance oi each compartment, is a delivery stall'2t, while supported Jfor sliding movement on the shelfY 23 in rear oi' each compartment is a plunger 25 having a plunger rod 26 slidable in a bearing 27. Each plungerV rod is normally retracted or moved rearwardly by a coiled contractile spring 29 until its rear end en- A padded backing element 13 is gages with an upstanding transverse wall l at the rear edge of the shelf 23, in which position the forward end of the plunger25 is disposed directly in rear of the lowermost article of the stack, which articles gravitationally feed downwardly onto the shelf.

. The lower end of each target lever 19 is coniiected by a link 31 to one of the plunger rods 26 so that a ball or other piojectile B thrown or otherwise projected by the parti-v cipaiit striking one of the targets 16, 17 or 18, causes the plunger 25 to be projected forwardly to engage with and push the low'eimost article `of its stack forwardly beyond the forwardedge of the shelf 23' where it gravitates into the delivery stall 24; Asfthe target moves rearwardly under n nuinberto the participants.

the impact of the ball or projectile B, it is arrest/'ed in itscvmovement by one ofthe padded background elements 13, 14 or 15, and it is obvious that the ball will descend on tothe inclined bottom wall 12. `F rom this point the balls orV projectilesB roll toward the front of the cabinet where theyV come to rest against a Atransverse front strip 32. As soon as the impact ofthe ball has moved the target and swung the target lever 19 rearwardly, and the plunger has performed its function to effect the lowermost article of the stack, the spring 29 Vwill function to retract the plunger to its normal position and throughthe medium of the link 31 will move the target and target lever to a normal vertical position.

` It is proposed within the purview of the invention to dispose a counter suit-ably spaced in front of the cabinet from which? point the participants throw or otherwise' project f'therballs or projectiles B against the targets. targets 16of a greater diameter than the next adjacent front row and the intermedi-' ate iow of targets 17 of a. greater diameter than the targets 18 of the front row7 the skill required to strike' the targets is approximately equalizeih lVhen a participant hits a target'and one of the articles A is Vdispensed or projected from the stack into one of the stalls 24, the attendant offthe oi-device removes the article `froin 'the stall and hands it to the participant asA aprize.` rEhe .balls or projectiles which fail to hit the targets are deflected downwardly by the padded'backing elements 13, 14e or 15` The attendant removes the balls which gravitate forwardly and gives the desired The gameswhile particularly designed to usefpackages of cigarettes as prizes,- may valso be used for prizes of a diderent nature and of various values, in which instance cer" tain of the targets may be constructed in such `a manner as to render those corre- By having the rear row of and `twenty eight..

sponding to the more valuable prizes harder to hit than thosewhich correspond to the less valuable prizes.

TvV'liat is Vclaimed is:

1. In an amusement apparatus, a cabinet including side walls, a forwardly anddownwardly inclined-bottoni wall, a superposed horizontal 'partitiom-L transversely spaced compartments disposed over the horizontal partition and each :containing a vertical stack of articles 'constitutingfprizes,` the lower ends of kthe hvcompartinents'j being spacedabove the partition la distancev equal to the depth'of one of thearticles, vdelivery i stall in front *of each compartment into the deliverystallf Y Y 2. in an amusement? apparat-us, a cabinet including side walls, a forwardly and downwardlyinclined bottom wall, alsuperposed horizontal partition,` transversely; spacedV compartmentsdisposed over the liorizontal partitionand each containingla vertical stack of articles constituting prizes, the lower lends of' the-"compartments being spaced above the partitionadistance equal tothe depth `ofone of the articles, a'delivery stall in front of each compartment and below theV vforward edge yof theY partiy tion, .transversely spaced targets mounted in the vrear portion of said cabinet and projecting upwardly-therefrom, a plunger Vop;

eratively connected Ywith each` target and movable over the upper surface of the partitionby the target when hitV by a projectile for engagingwith and effecting Athe ejection of. the lowermost'article of thestack` into thedeliverystallandV means: in the rearof each target for deiiecting tlie'projectiles downwardly onto the inclined bottom wall for.gravita-tional,movement to the front of the cabinet.

1n 'an amusement' apparatus 'compris-A ing a plurality of vertical stacks of-articles constituting prizes and means for ej ecting the lowerniost articlezfrom the stack` including a plurality of rows of Ytargets* arf ranged in rearwardly spaced tiers, the tar gets being of progressively larger varea tof ward the rear. f 1 Y.

Signedat Coneylsland, in the county of Kings and State ofNewYork, this third day. of `January, A; D Vniiieteen hundred ioiiiieo nona. 

